Weston Teacher Web:http://wpssweb.weston.org/moodle/
by Lorraine Sousa & Marianne Gonzalez
A place for Weston library teachers to share information - posting rubrics, essential questions, resources for curriculum, and teacher training (how to do progress reports, how to use the SMARTBoard, etc.). Some links have guest access, others require a password. Created with Moodle, a free software that needs to be installed on your local server.
Newton Public Schools Moodle: http://npsmoodle.newton.k12.ma.us
by Chris Swerling & Elizabeth Materi
LOCATE: Librarians Online: Connecting ABout Teaching and Education. At the moment a wiki is being used to create the summer reading list. Archived contact includes booklists, department meeting notes, and course assignments. Created with Moodle, a free software that needs to be installed on your local server.
Waltham Public Schools: History Department Wikispace: http://whshistory.wikispaces.com
by Kendall Boninti
Instead of handouts for a presentation to the history department, about web 2.0 tools & resources for history curriculum, like using Voice Thread for digital storytelling in assignments.
Arctic Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/jhenchey
by Jane Henchey
Tags are based on a grade 6 project on the Inuits & the Arctic - students can submit sites and it Jane adds them, they are good sites! Delicious is a free social bookmarking tool that allows you to create and share annotated lists of bookmarks.
Curtis Library: http://del.icio.us/curtislibrary
by Joan Scott
Tags are based on class assignment - Joan created webliography and gives our the url for the collection of sites to browse. An efficient use of time - kids don't need to type URLs, just click. It's catching on - teachers are making their own accounts, and encouraging students to use it from home. Delicious is a free social bookmarking tool that allows you to create and share annotated lists of bookmarks.
Booktalk:In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier
by Ruth Segal
Kids are more prone to choose a book that their friend has talked about, than a librarian! The audio is recorded, getting it online is a bigger issue. Created with Garage Band.
Internal Wiki
by Nancy Jones
Created for elementary school . Found especially useful in honing own writing, and previewing curriculum for special education students (prelessons).
Booktalk:The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Sandy
Audio review of Caldecott Award winning title. Created with Audacity.
STUDENT PROJECTS
Weston Teacher Web: http://wpssweb.weston.org/moodle/
by Lorraine Sousa & Marianne Gonzalez
A place for Weston library teachers to share information - posting rubrics, essential questions, resources for curriculum, and teacher training (how to do progress reports, how to use the SMARTBoard, etc.). Some links have guest access, others require a password. Created with Moodle, a free software that needs to be installed on your local server.
Newton Public Schools Moodle: http://npsmoodle.newton.k12.ma.us
by Chris Swerling & Elizabeth Materi
LOCATE: Librarians Online: Connecting ABout Teaching and Education. At the moment a wiki is being used to create the summer reading list. Archived contact includes booklists, department meeting notes, and course assignments. Created with Moodle, a free software that needs to be installed on your local server.
Waltham Public Schools: History Department Wikispace: http://whshistory.wikispaces.com
by Kendall Boninti
Instead of handouts for a presentation to the history department, about web 2.0 tools & resources for history curriculum, like using Voice Thread for digital storytelling in assignments.
Slideshare:: http://www.slideshare.net/rsmyth
by Richard Smyth
The most recent one in Richard's account is on mnemonomics - managing memory - using Web2.0 tools & social networking. Slideshare is a free online storage for powerpoint presentations.
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del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/rsmyth/CHSstudents
Links for CHS students
How to do a Research Paper: http://researchstudygroup.wikispaces.com/
by Judy Ogilvie
Collaborative editing for revision of How to Do a Research Paper.
Arctic Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/jhenchey
by Jane Henchey
Tags are based on a grade 6 project on the Inuits & the Arctic - students can submit sites and it Jane adds them, they are good sites! Delicious is a free social bookmarking tool that allows you to create and share annotated lists of bookmarks.
Curtis Library: http://del.icio.us/curtislibrary
by Joan Scott
Tags are based on class assignment - Joan created webliography and gives our the url for the collection of sites to browse. An efficient use of time - kids don't need to type URLs, just click. It's catching on - teachers are making their own accounts, and encouraging students to use it from home. Delicious is a free social bookmarking tool that allows you to create and share annotated lists of bookmarks.
Podcast: Noodle Tools: http://www.city.waltham.ma.us/SCHOOL/WebPAge/pod/Noodlebib%20Express.mp3
by Sandra Roby
Step by step instruction for kids and teachers to use Noodle Tools for creating a bibliography. NoodleBib is the "most comprehensive and accurate MLA and APA bibliography composer with fully-integrated note-taking." Created with Audacity.
Booktalk: In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier
by Ruth Segal
Kids are more prone to choose a book that their friend has talked about, than a librarian! The audio is recorded, getting it online is a bigger issue. Created with Garage Band.
Alexandria Tutorial: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cjelipVlm
by Linda Picceri
Created with ScreencastOMatic, a free desktop capture software and file host.
Internal Wiki
by Nancy Jones
Created for elementary school . Found especially useful in honing own writing, and previewing curriculum for special education students (prelessons).
Booktalk: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Sandy
Audio review of Caldecott Award winning title. Created with Audacity.